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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
13
Schedule outlines voting power for ballots issued to subscribers who pay subscriptions in advance. Includes city of Atlanta and suburbs, carrier in advance. Indicates amounts and entitlements for old and new subscribers, with estimates around 3.00.
About 600 delegates from Georgia South Carolina and Florida to the African Methodist Episcopal church annual conference leave Atlanta on a special train to Kansas City. The Georgia delegation size 60 75 plus many women church workers. Conference may elect seven or eight bishops and run three weeks or more. Also note aviator Robert Sommer injured in Frankfurt Germany while testing his monoplane.
In May Atlanta reports show Governor Wilson supporters outranked by Underwood in county delegations. Fulton County, despite Wilson’s 2500 vote majority, names Underwood delegates under state committee orders. The speaker decries the shift as harmful to minority rights and asserts it aims to end the county unit system in Georgia.
In Atlanta little money changed hands on the state presidential primary with estimates under 2500 dollars. Bettors expected Wilson to carry Fulton County, while the overall state result remained uncertain. Speculators watching telegraph returns profited by late bulletins from The Atlanta Journal and by assessing individual candidate vote totals.
Bowman Elbert county farmer J. J. Brown, appointed assistant commissioner of agriculture, announces he will run for county commissioner in August. A longtime Elbert leader, he emphasizes no move to Atlanta during his term and favorable local support.
Carrol County delivered a 1108 vote margin for Underwood, the largest in the state, with total county votes under 3560. The rural county favored Underwood despite Smith backing Wilson, reflecting farmer support and a focus on presidential candidates over ideal policies. Colonel Mandeville credited Underwood's merits for the win.
Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama issues a statement thanking Georgians for loyal support in his presidential nomination campaign. He praises campaign manager G R Hutchens for a splendid Georgia victory and notes Georgia’s delegation to the national convention will back his bid.
The article notes a developing printing order at the Broad Street headquarters, mentioning Zahn SoM Bota and an expert team involved in issuing printed materials. The scope and outcome remain unclear from the fragment.
Savannah Ga May 2 local note reports Hope entertained for Gilbert Polk with limited readable fragments mentioning social context and internal details lacking full clarity.
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